Editor, You are correct in your assertion that Minyanim of late have become undependable in many Winnipeg synagogues. The exception to this rule is Congregation Shaarey Zedek, where...
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Bridges Built Through Visit of Jewish Historian, Yanky Fachler
“Too few Jews are aware of the part that Christians have played in bringing the Jews home; likewise, very few Christians are aware of this history either.” This was the...
Sigmund Freud and Vienna: A Tale of Anti-Semitism and the Untold Story of What Really Happened in Freud’s Lower Apartment During the Nazi Period
I had just had coffee in the Mozart Café in Vienna when I overheard an English speaking tour guide tell his group that as far as he was concerned the most important resident of...
Holocaust Questions and Answers: by Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg
We are entering into the period known as Yom Hashoah. Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here are some questions I have been asked throughout my years of teaching. I have tried to give honest answers....
EDITOR’S THOUGHTS ON CAROLINE GLICK’S PROPOSAL: WHERE I AGREE AND DISAGREE
Caroline Glick outlined her proposal that Israel annex Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) providing voting rights to Palestinians just as it did in East Jerusalem in her talk in...
BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM: BACK TO THE BIBLE
With the Passover holiday almost upon us, ninth grade Boys Town Jerusalem students made their own novel attempt to observe the Biblical command, “In every generation, each person must regard...
National Council of Jewish Women Purim Preparations
For over 25 and years National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC), Winnipeg Section has been baking Hamentashen and preparing Mishloach Manot packages for Jewish Child and Family Service...
Temple Shalom is hosting a 80’s theme party social May 14 , 2014
Welcome the summer with an 80's theme party! Featuring DJ Justin Justifier It's a social with snacks and raffle prizes. Just a fun night for all and all are welcome. May 10,...
Could Desserts Plus Become A New Shul ?
Last year I wrote a column suggesting that Desserts Plus could become a daycare in order to solve the community's need for a daycare....
Grant & Wilton Coffee House presents :Ila Barker in Concert April 12, 2014 7:30 pm
"Born and raised in Manitoba, 19 year old Ila Barker's sweet melodies, lyrical brilliance and unique voice will surely leave you with a lasting impression." Manitoba Music. Grant &...
MeSSAGE FROM BOB FREEDMAN-CAMPAIGN HITS TARGET-APRIL 3, 2014
I am thrilled beyond words to advise members of our incredible community that the 2013 Combined Jewish Appeal campaign which officially closed on March 31 met the very ambitious goal that leadership...
Editorial: The First question for Seder night: Is Bob Freedman Correct in his Assessment of Our Community?
Bob Freedman, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg who is set to retire shortly said something very important and thought provoking in an interview with Uriel Heilman of the Jewish Telegraphic...
Why Nigeria Didn’t Vote in Favour of Palestinian Statehood at UN
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/palestinian-statehood-why-nigeria-held-back-support/
First Chinese Media Center in Mideast Opens in Israel
Chinese Media Center Launched at the College of Management-Academic Studies in Rishon LeZion Only Israel-focused academic program or NGO worldwide which will engage Chinese media and opinion...
JIMMY CARTER BETRAYS PALESTINIAN ARAB WOMEN
(Mr. Phillips is president of the Religious Zionists of America, Philadelphia Chapter; Mr. Korn, the former executive editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, is chairman of the RZA-Philadelphia...
special insert page for Passover haggadas that compares human trafficking to slavery in biblical times
SLAVERY THEN “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt and the Eternal our God brought us out from there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. Now if God has not brought out our forefathers...
Anti-Semitic Cartoons Published in Egyptian-Canadian Newspaper
On March 24, Al-Ahram, an Egyptian-Canadian online newspaper published the following antisemitic cartoon: The heading of the cartoon reads: (translation) “The true relation between the...
TRUDEAU SAYS HARPER’S SUPPORT OF ISRAEL IS TIED TO BALLOT BOX, CALLS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH IRAN-BATEMAN ISSUES STATEMENT-CARR AND TARASKA-ALCOCK RESPOND
Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau has said that Prime Minister Harper's positions vis-a vis Israel are taken with a view to "playing well at the ballot box." His...
Elliot Leven: Etz Chayim Bar Mitzvah Evoked Rosh Pina Nostalgia
I recently had the pleasure of attending a friend’s son’s Bar Mitzvah at the Etz Chayim Synagogue. Needless to say, the Bar Mitzvah boy did a wonderful job and gave his parents lots of...
NEW UK DOCUMETARY CLAIMS HITLER’S WIFE EVA BRAUN MAY HAVE BEEN JEWISH
A new British documentary reveals that Eva Braun,who married Hitler hours before she committed suicide with him jointly n his Berlin bunker, may well have had Jewish...
DENMARK BANNS KOSHER SLAUGHTER DUE TO ANIMAL RIGHTS CONCERNS BUT BESTIALITY IS LEGAL
http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Jewish-groups-excoriate-Denmark-over-legalized-bestiality-347467
Lieberman Honoured With William Norrie Community Leadership Award
Winnipeg, MB – It is with great pleasure that the Rady JCC acknowledges Jeff Lieberman on his recognition as this year’s recipient of the William Norrie Outstanding Community...
Khaled Abu Toameh: Palestinians condemned for visiting Nazi death camps
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4238/palestinians-auschwitz-visit
MEL LAZARECK NOMINATES CATHERINE CHATTERLEY FOR WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARD
Mr. Mel Lazareck is honoured to nominate Dr. Catherine Chatterley for a 2014 YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the category of Education, Training and Mentorship. The YMCA-YWCA Women of...
Davd Bedein: A Message for Passover: Should the people of Israel become The Jews of Silence as Elie Weisel wrote 50 years ago ?
Fifty years ago, Elie Wiesel, then a little known Israeli news correspondent in the US wrote a book that shook the soul of a generation: THE JEWS OF SILENCE. Wiesel described two kinds of...
Editor’s Report on Anniversary of the Six Day War: A Urinal at the Western Wall, Interview with Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence
I met Shlomo Gazit, a former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence (1974-1978) last summer in Kfar Saba, during Israel's War with Hamas in Gaza , as sirens of incoming missiles sounded in the...
Max Roytenberg: Passover: Laughing Out Loud!
Sid Caesar died this week. That makes us sad. We are sorry he's gone because he did so much to make us happy. Happy? We laughed so hard we almost burst our sides laughing. I try to be a...
Hillel Winnipeg Donates “Mikey” AED to the University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, March 31, 2014. Hillel Winnipeg, the Jewish Students’ Association on campus, will present two “Mikey” defibrillators to The University of Winnipeg on April 2nd, 12:30...
LETTER SENT BY JOSH MORRY AND FOURTY STUDENTS TO DAVID BARNARD AND LETTER FROM B’NAI BRITH TO BARNARD RE:IAW
[Editor's note: Below is the complete text of a letter sent by Josh Morry and 40 students to President of the University of Manitoba David Barnard, and following that is the complete text...
Mike Fegelman of honest Reporting: Canadian Public Policy Magazine Fawns Over Yasser Arafat
HonestReporting Canada was alarmed to see Canadian public policy magazine, Policy Options, give none other than the godfather of modern terror, the late Yasser Arafat, the front cover of its April...
Jewish students host Interfaith Passover Seder
Winnipeg, March 24, 2014. Hillel Winnipeg, The Jewish Student’s Association on campus at the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg, will be hosting an Interfaith Passover Seder at...
JEWISH FEDERATION SERVES BOTH NON-KOSHER AND KOSHER FOOD AT YAD EVENT
In a recent previous issue issue, the Winnipeg Jewish Review published an email circulated by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg encouraging the implementation of kashrut. ...
CJA CAMPAIGN TOTAL CLOSE TO TARGET: ASPER TO MATCH DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
"We are close to our target," Elaine Goldstine , Director of Financial Resource Development for the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg told the Winnipeg Jewish Review on March 12 in...
IAW HELD ON U OF M CAMPUS AFTERALL: TAKES PLACE IN NON-UMSU CONTROLLED SPACE
The administration of the University of Manitoba allowed Israel Apartheid Week to take place on University of Manitoba campus in a location not controlled by the UMSU, (University of Manitoba...
Judy Feld Carr: If Jews Hadn’t Left Syria it Would Have Been a Slaughter
http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/03/17/judy-feld-carr-if-jews-hadnt-left-syria-it-would-have-been-a-slaughter/
Rabbi Altein: Whose Money? Jewish Organizations Scheduling Their Events at Non-Kosher Facilities
[Reprinted from Chabad e-blast] Baron Rothschild was an admirer and supporter of a Viennese Jewish author. Once when this author came to the banker for his annual stipend, Rothschild said to...
EDITOR’S REPORT: BERNSTEINS IN MUNICH
I have never really thought of the meaning of the Jewish surname "Bernstein"--although I do associate the name with Bernstein's Deli in Winnipeg . But there I was standing in the...
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT’S ANTISEMITIC COCKTAILS WITH MOLOTOV
(Dr. Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, in Washington, D.C., and author of 15 books about Jewish history and the Holocaust. The latest is FDR and the...
LIMMUD 2014: LORI GRYSMAN ON CHARITY AND WALKING TOUR OF JHC’S A STITCH IN TIME
I attended two wonderful, participatory learning sessions of Limmud that I've written about below.. Lori Grysman Who's the Boss? The Responsibilities of the Recipient of Charity Every day,...
Alan Dershowitz: Europe’s Alarming Push to Isolate Israel
http://www.newsmax.com/newswidget/Alan-Dershowitz-Nazis-Europe-Israel/2014/03/11/id/558976/?promo_code=EE9E-1&utm_source=jpost&utm_medium=nmwidget&utm_campaign=widgetphase1
RABBI ZALMAN SCHACHTER SHLOMI DIES AT 89
http://www.timesofisrael.com/father-of-jewish-renewal-movement-passes-away/
Netanyahu looks to Belgium-Holland border for settlement solution
http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-looks-to-belgium-holland-border-for-settlement-solution/
Author and Chair of JHC of Ireland Yanky Fachler in Winnipeg April 4-7, 2014
Yanky Fachler is a UK-born Israeli who lives in Ireland, where he chairs the Jewish Historical Society of Ireland. In 2 Lions, 6 Officers and 750 Mules, Fachler focuses on British officers who...
Jane Enkin’s Review of Limmud 2014 and the Arts
[Editor's note: This is the first in a series of three reports by Jane Enkin on Limmud 2014.] I had the opportunity to look in on a few arts based Limmud sessions and...
Jenifer Bartman Business Advisory Services
Jenifer Bartman Business Advisory Services is an independent firm providing advisory & contract executive solutions. Our executive experience in the venture capital industry, combined with...
Tim Boxer At Ariel Sharon Memorial
"My father died three times,” said Gilad Sharon. He recited the Kaddish as 350 invited guests stood solemnly at an evening of remembrance for Ariel Sharon, Israel’s 11th prime...
STATEMENT RE: KASHRUT FROM JEWISH FEDERATION AND LETTERS FROM RABBIS TO JEWISH FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA AND RADY JCC
[Editor's note: Below is a memo sent to community based organizations re kashrut from the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg and underneath that is a letter sent by the Council of...
The Jewish Refugees Behind Curious George
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jewish-refugees-behind-curious-george/
COMMUNITY LEADERS DAVID AND RUTH ASPER RECEIVE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDALS
A belated congratulations to David and Ruth Asper who both received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. If you thought that was a ticket to retirement, think again as this busy couple...
Holocaust Prof. Baer at Limmud: Study Showed 26 Percent of Germans Thought Their relatives had helped Jews
Professor Alejandro Baer, the Director of the Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, got interested in the subject of how German's relate to the past when he was reading an exchange of...













































